After the first round GM Ernesto Inarkiev submitted a complaint regarding the result in his game against Magnus Carlsen. The tournament’s Appeals Committee rejected the claim (ruling attached).

The claim of an “illegal move”

Having a very low blitz rating, as she herself admitted in an interview, Pia Cramling (Sweden) started the competition from the lower braket of the Women’s competition. This brought her a round 1 loss against the 3rd-seed Valentina Gunina. But from then on, Cramling had a magnificent score of nine wins and only one draw to conclude the first leg with 9,5/11 points.

The nearest followers Nana Dzagnidze and Valentina Gunina are a full point behind.